Black Diamond Motorsports
Extreme Pro Stock’s John DeFlorian Preparing for Battle at PDRA Super Strip Nationals
HEBRON, OH – The Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) will race in the Buckeye State for the first time 
this weekend at the inaugural PDRA Super Strip Nationals, July 19-21, at National Trail Raceway. The all-eighth-mile event will feature competition in several professional and sportsman categories, as well as a performance by Nashville recording artist PJ North.
One of the stars to watch this weekend is John DeFlorian, who’s having a career-best season in Liberty’s Gears Extreme Pro Stock. Driving the Amsoil ’16 Camaro, DeFlorian raced to two No. 1 qualifying positions and his first-ever PDRA win in the first four races of the season. His goal for the Super Strip Nationals is to rebound from a first-round loss at the PDRA Firecracker Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park last month.
“We’ve had a really good start to the season,” said DeFlorian, who last raced at National Trail Raceway in 2009. “We stubbed our toe a bit in the first round at the last race in Virginia. We hadn’t been shaking the tires all year until that first round, and we were puzzled by that. We figured out what had happened when we got back to the pits, so going into Columbus, I’m feeling optimistic and I’m looking forward to it. If we just stay focused on doing what we’ve been doing all season, I think we should be OK.”
Black Diamond Motorsports is Ready for the Hunt to Begin
Kevin Bealko’s Black Diamond Motorsports,(BDMS) IHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock team is ready to start the 
hunt for a IHRA Pro Stock Championship with a continued sponsorship with AMSOIL “The First in Synthetics” while welcoming the U.S.Bounty Hunters as a new primary sponsor.
BDMS had a great 2014 IHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock season with both BDMS Camaro’s winning races and reaching the finals in seven of the nine IHRA contested races. The BDM Camaro’s ended the season placing second and third in the IHRA Pro Stock Championship points.
BDMS was extremely proud to be flying the AMSOIL Colors in 2014 while working with the AMSOIL’s staff and using their professionally tested products. Partnering with AMSOIL was a major factor towards BDMS very successful 2014 season. AMSOIL will continue to be the Primary Sponsor of Kevin Bealko’s Camaro and will continue to be BDMS secondary sponsor on John’s DeFlorian’s Camaro. AMSOIL is truly The First in Synthetics.
Black Diamond Motorsports Joins Team AMSOIL
Bridgeport, WV – Black Diamond Motorsports is pleased to announce a partnership with AMSOIL INC., the First in Synthetics and 
recognized leader in synthetic lubricants since 1972 and the Exclusive Official Oil of International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and Nitro Jam.
AMSOIL lubricants have helped racing teams in all forms of racing – from off-road trucks to dirt bikes and everything in between – capture countless checkered flags and season championships. AMSOIL believes that Racing is Research, and uses the data its racing efforts generate to tailor its formulations for even greater levels of performance and protection. The products that dominate at the track are the same products available to every AMSOIL customer.
Kevin Bealko and Black Diamond Motorsports team ready to take over IHRA Pro Stock
NORWALK, OH – In West Virginia, coal mining is life. From the biggest cities to the smallest of towns, even the very people who 
breathe life into one of America’s most naturally beautiful states, the coal industry plays a very important part in the lives of the people of the Mountain State.
But for every light bulb turned on as a result of coal-generated power, there are stories of tragedy and loss, an understanding that Martinsburg, West Virginia native and longtime racer Kevin Bealko knows all too well.
The Black Diamond Motorsports team is looking forward to Pro Stock’s return to IHRA competition.
Bealko drove to Semifinal Finish in Rockingham
Rockingham, NC – Kevin Bealko, Black Diamond Motorsports Team Owner and driver of the Jerry Haas America’s Power GXP powered 
by Sonny’s Racing Engines started from the No. 2 qualifying position and wrestled his way to a Semifinal finish at American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Dragstock X at Rockingham Dragway.
Bealko qualified No. 2 with a 4.079 seconds elapsed time (et) at 177.07 miles per hour (mph) quickly dispatched Team Aruba’s Trevor Eman in the opening round of eliminations with a 4.15 et at 175.59 mph and gained lane choice over Scott Hintz in the next round .
Bealko faced Hintz, who had won Friday night’s Battle of the Belts, next for the second round of eliminations . Both cars left the starting line and immediately went in to tire shake with Bealko able to recover sooner for 4.75 et at 163.29 mph win but lost lane choice in the next round against Doug Kirk .
Bealko No. 2 and DeFlorian No. 3 at ADRL Dragstock X at Rockingham Dragway
Rockingham, NC – On the strength of a 4.079 seconds elapsed time (et) at 177.07 miles per hour (mph) pass made on his final attempt, 
Black Diamond Motorsports Team Owner Kevin Bealko, driver of the Jerry Haas America’s Power GXP powered by Sonny’s Racing Engines captured the No. 2 qualifying position for Sunday’s American Drag Racing League (ADRL) Dragstock X at Rockingham Dragway.
Bealko who took advantage of the cooler night air to improve his qualifying position will have to face Trevor Eman in the first round of Sunday’s eliminations .
DeFlorian runner-up in ADRL Battle of the Belts at Rockingham Dragway
Dragway as part of the Battle for the Belts . John DeFlorian, driver of Black Diamond Motorsports Jerry Haas 2012 Clean Coal Camaro powered by Sonny’s Racing Engines made it through the Elite Field and was runner-up in Finals.DeFlorian who is 6th in ADRL championship points faced Summit Racing’s Pete Berner in the first round of competition for Battle of the Belts. Both reaction times were close but Berner shook the tires after the launch handing the win to DeFlorian who ran 4.17 seconds elapsed time (ET) at 174.66 miles per hour (MPH) to gather lane choice over Montecalvo in the next round .
Black Diamond Motorsports Welcomes Associate Sponsor Graber Concrete Company
Jeff and Mark Graber, owners of Graber Concrete, have been very loyal fans and crew members of Black Diamond Motorsports and we would like to send Mark a special “Thanks for your Service” message by making Jeff and him our Associate Sponsor . Mark is stationed overseas serving country in the Armed Services . We also would like to thank Jeff’s wife Terri, who owns TAG’s Cafe back in Cincinnati, she has sent us deserts all season long and they are truly awesome .Graber Concrete Company was established in 1976 by Jeff Graber and has been solving Cincinnati Ohio’s concrete needs from standard concrete flat work to an array of variety of standard, stamped, colored concrete, paver patios, installing retaining walls and water features. GCC also performs a wide range of excavating from pool fill-
Homecoming for DeFlorian at Gateway Motorsports Park
Motorsports Park (GMP) as X-Treme Drag Racing League makes its debut at GMP in the X-Treme Gateway. DeFlorian set the bar high in 2012 by resetting the elapsed time record to 4.018 seconds at GMP and will have to go to some extreme measures to top his previous Pro Stock homecoming at GMP.DeFlorian, a St. Louis-area native and longtime employee at Jerry Haas Race Cars, has competed in 30 rounds of competition since making his debut at the wheel of his 2012 Clean Coal Camaro built by Jerry Haas Race Cars and powered by Sonny’s Racing Engines X-Treme Pro Stock last year. He has won 21 of those rounds, racked up 3 event wins, has set the elapsed time record to 4.018 seconds, qualified number one 8 times, was the first pro stock to run over 180 miles per hour plus holds the record at180.26 mph and has maintained an reaction time average of .058 seconds .
DeFlorian Wins X-DRL Inaugural Event in Tulsa
Tulsa, OK – X-Treme Drag Racing League made its debut at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park and Black Diamond Motorsports John 
DeFlorian set the tone for the season in the Clean Coal Camaro with a number 1 qualifying position of 4.04 seconds elapsed time at 178.40 miles per hour then advanced though the field for the win.
In what proved to be the best weather for the weekend, DeFlorian took the number 1 qualifying position in his Clean Coal Camaro built by Jerry Haas Race Cars and powered by Sonny’s Racing Engines, in Saturday’s opening session .
DeFlorian defeated Black Diamond Motorsports Team Owner Kevin Bealko in the America’s Power GXP in the first round of eliminations. Bealko had the better reaction time but was unable to hold off the dominant DeFlorian hard charge of 4.095 seconds et at 176.56 mph .
